Closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/pound on Thursday.

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MONTHS   P/SETTLEMENT   OPEN   HIGH   LOW  SETTLEMENT    CHANGE

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MAR 04      74.04      73.90   75.25  73.90   75.13        1.09

MAY 04      75.30      75.20   76.40  75.20   76.25        0.95

JUL 04      76.17      76.00   77.15  76.00   77.05        0.88

OCT 04      67.60      67.50   68.00  68.00   68.00        0.40

DEC 04      68.24      68.20   69.00  68.20   68.60        0.36

MAR 05      70.15      70.00   70.60  70.50   70.50        0.35

MAY 05      71.00      70.80     -      -     71.30        0.30

JUL 05      71.77      71.50   72.00  72.00   71.80        0.03

OCT 05      67.60      67.00     -      -     68.00        0.40

DEC 05      68.60      68.30   68.00  68.00   68.50       -0.10

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